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I just had a close call and I was wondering what program is being used by people here who do regular backups?

Thanks

I use a program called syncback for work. I use it mainly for spreadsheets in excel. It works great, very easy to figure out. You specify which folders, or files to backup then you specify where you want them. I usually just use a jump drive for my spread sheets. You could just as easily plug in a hard drive and do the same thing. Best of all its freeware. I love it. Like I said, its free so give it a try if you don't like it you're not out anything.

I have an HP media server in the house and it runs periodic backups on all the system automagically or on demand. Everyone in the house has a laptop and the Wife and I have desktops we use for heavy applications it's quite a good investment. Dunno how cost effective it would be for single use.

I also use it as my main music repository and run any home system to that storage space.

HP MediaSmart Server

I have synchback and I've used it before. It's a good program for backing up folders.
It is simple and a good program, but not quite what I'm looking for.

Since I posted this message I found a program called Macrium Reflex that I'm giving a try. They have a Free version and a full version for $39.

If you have a Seagate drive installed in your system, I would suggest using their free software for cloning your drive:

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/suppor ... discwizard

I think cloning is the best option, takes about 15 min and you'll have an identical drive capable of booting on your system? This software is made by Acronis BTW, it's the reference...

Another solution may be "Offsite Backup", similar to carbonite dot com or equal.
At $49.00 per year, no limit file size, it seems like a bargain.

Funny this came up as I was just posting about DOS in another thread.


No special software is really required, though if you want to backup a LOT of info VERY FAST, it' recommended. If not:

Go to your DOS prompt and simply type "copy C: (Drive name):" to send it to an onsite storage device.

If your DOS shell still has the PIP program, type " PIP C (drive name):"


Works fine. If you are only worried about a smaller amount of info ( say your karaoke book data) you can just copy that ( lets say this is going to a flash on drive E):

" copy C:/program files/damar systems/KJ Pro E:"

I'm not saying this is the best way, just a reminder that it's THERE.

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Will the backup/copy occur any faster than through using Windows?

Johnny, you had me POUNDING the table on that one!

Thanks Mathew... sometimes I think you're the only one that reads anything I post... ..thanks for the complement, buddy.....jj

Oh we read it, believe me. But often one is left speechless....

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back to the point that eric asked, I do manual backups. That way I know it happens.

Many people don't like to do this, want the software to do it. Everybody's different.

I just open up two windows explorers. One is pointed from the source disc. The other is pointing to the destination disc. I set up the destination disc as a 'backup", but the files and folders are associated the same.

click and drag the major folders from one pc's drive to the other.

If it's a particularily large file folder, I go into the sub folders and move them.

This has actually helped me as I might have something that's a read only file, or possibly corrupted. That does happen with digital storage sometimes with bit errors.

I'd hate to walk away from a software only to approach it a bit later as it's hung on a problem!

Matt:

I like the general approach you described, especially the ability to avoid a "hung up" during a backup routine.

I am lost, however, as to where the two windows explorers you discussed reside?

And, are there literally two computers involved or just two discs/drives on one computer?

sorry Eric. I took for granted something I didn't explain.

I manually open two explorer screens (right click on the Start button, open Windows Explorer, not IE - click the corner of the window and size adjust it), and then set them to where one takes up the top half, and the other the bottom half. THen I set each explorer to point at the specific drive.